Note: the "what is a podcast" tutorial on Yahoo! isn't there anymore.
As recent as this morning, I was thinking about podcasts. I only watch the news while I get ready for work, and depending on when my shift starts, I either get headlines or in-depth coverage (today it was the congressional committee's hearing regarding AIG and the bailout bonuses hoorah). My spotty news intake and the difficulty in finding a reliable news source got me wondering if NPR had a podcast for national headlines. Before I started listening to the James Harriot omnibus in the car again (I'm currently over halfway through with All Things Bright and Beautiful), I would listen to NPR. But again, if I work a later shift, I don't get the news.
It was easy to search on Podcast Alley for NPR's 7am and 10am news updates, but I haven't subscribed to them yet. There's a link on Podcast Alley to NPR's page for podcasts, and NPR has the option of "mixing" a personalized podcast in order to get all of the information/content you want in only one podcast. This, I like. I like it very much.
The other podcast I searched for was from Fear the Boot. I knew about it previously; a few of the guys I used to game with listened to it regularly. Tabletop gaming isn't as popular as PC or console, what with the influx of MMO's and live gaming, but I find it the most rewarding. It's a sociable activity that isn't contingient on internet connections. It's an opportunity to participate in the telling of a story, no matter what sort of dice or system is involved. It's just fun.
I honestly think that with mobile technology driving the development of media these days, podcasts and internet radio are going to replace traditional AM/FM radio. The idea that someone can download the stories/shows they want to listen to and do so whenever they want (and pause it, too!) goes right along with the notion of DVR. As plugged in as we are these days, I think this is a good thing.
Remember what Faber said to Montag:
"My wife says books aren't 'real.'"
"Thank God for that. You can shut them and say, 'Hold on a moment.' You play God to it. But who has ever torn himself from the claw that encolses when you drop a seed in the TV parlor? It grows into any shape it wishes!"
(Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. Simon and Schuster. New York: 1951. 112.)
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Hi, hope it's okay I'm replying via comment; I couldn't find your email. I had no problems requesting a poster, and "student" is a choice. I'd definitely request one if I were you!!
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